City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 207329

• File #: 207329
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 1/8/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/10/2019
• Final action: 6/13/2019
• Enactment date: 1/10/2019
• Enactment #: 207329
• Title: That the Chief of Police, in conjunction with the Administration, advise this Board on school-related safety policies and procedures listed within.
• Sponsors: Lance L. Davis, Jesse Clingan, Stephanie Hirsch

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/13/2019	7	City Council	Work completed
5/29/2019	6	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Work completed
4/29/2019	5	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
4/1/2019	4	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
2/5/2019	3	Public Health and Public Safety Committee	Kept in committee
1/10/2019	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Chief of Police, in conjunction with the Administration, advise this Board on school-related safety policies and procedures listed within.

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Official Text

That the Chief of Police, in conjunction with the Administration, advise this Board on the following school related safety policies and procedures:

1.                     Does the city provide training in enhanced lockdown response strategies (e.g., "Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate;" "Run, Hide, Fight;" "Evacuate, Hide, Take Action") to staff and students for emergency situations?

2.                     What specific details are evaluated following lockdown drills?

3.                     What specific feedback is provided to administrators, staff, and students following lockdown drills?

4.                     What determines the type of lockdown procedure that is initiated in different scenarios?

5.                     Any additional information relevant to school safety training, and

6.                     How the information requested above applies to the recent incident at the Kennedy School.